"We've been hit", Fox yelled to his crew down below. "It's the main power control center. I don't think that it's repairable. I'm gonna have to make an emergency landing on the barren planet down below. We'll be open to the Koopa's attacks. Draw your weapons and be ready!!!"
As the troops ran by, Princess Peach looked around in desperation. She had to hide the blueprints somewhere that the Villains would not be able to find them. She ran into the storage room where she saw Kirby and Ness running around in terror. She hustled over to Kirby and muttered, "Here. Take this and get out of here through the escape pod. Make sure that Mr. Kenobi receives these papers. Good Luck and may we meet again." And with that she hustled out of the room and hid in the rebel troop's compartment.
Ness looked down at Kirby who was standing there silently holding the piece of paper. "Well don't you think that we should do as she says?", Ness asked Kirby. Kirby nodded and he and Ness ran into the nearest escape pod as they went tumbling out into space. Through they window they watched as the Arwing landed on the nearby planet with Koopa Ships right on its tail. "I wonder if we'll ever see them again?", wondered Ness aloud.
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The ship landed on the dessert planet as Fox and his crew rushed out to meet the Koopas in combat. The two armies fired at each other as Koopas and rebels fell to the floor amidst the laser blasts. Suddenly, just as it seemed that the rebels might have stood a chance, another ship, much larger than the rest, landed on the planet. Out of the ship stepped the mighty Villain Empire ally, Darth Wario.
"It's Darth Wario", screamed Fox. "We don't stand a chance. Scatter!!!!" Everyone ran in one direction or the other as Darth Wario boarded the abandoned Arwing. He searched the ship until he finally found Princess Peach crouched down in the troop's compartment.
"So, you thought that you could hide from me?", laughed Darth Wario through his heavy breathing. "Well you should have known that you would fail, and now you are coming with me." He laughed evilly once more through his heavy and rather noisy and irritating breathing.
"Are you feeling okay?", asked Peach with a quizzical look on her face, "You're breathing awfully strangely."
"Oh… Yes, yes…I'm quite fine" responded Wario, clearing his throat. "You see it's just this awful cold that I have. It's making it very hard for me to breathe, especially on this planet with such low oxygen. But the Dayquil should be kicking in any minute now. Ah yes, there we go, much better now. Anyway, as I was saying, you are coming with me." He and two Koopa's marched her out at gunpoint and led her to Wario's ship. As the ship departed, so did all of the Koopas.
"Should we follow the ship", asked one of the rebel troops, as Captain McCloud and the survivors boarded one of the empty Koopa ships and took off.
"No", responded Fox, "We're lucky enough that we've survived this long. We'll never be able to follow them without being destroyed. We must return to base and perhaps from there we can figure out how to rescue the Princess…"
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"Well that was certainly not a comfortable trip", complained Ness as he and Kirby stepped out of the escape pod. Kirby nodded in agreement as he surveyed the land. It seemed to be a village of some sort. But the houses were miles apart like the farming villages of old. He looked up at Ness and pointed to the nearest hut as he went hustling towards it with Ness trying to keep up. Kirby ran up and knocked on the door as the owner of the house ran to answer the door.
"Yes", said the man who answered the door, "Who is it?" Kirby and Ness stared up at the odd man who stared at them right back. Finally the silence was broken by the odd man who yelled, "Mario, c'mere. There's a couple of weirdoes at the door. Do something with them. I've got work to do." He turned around and walked back through the door into his house.
Suddenly a short man with a red cap and shirt, blue suspenders, and a funny black mustache answered the door. "Don't mind him", said Mario through his Italian accent, "He's just the landlord and he's in a very cranky mood. But what brings you here anyway? We don't get many visitors in these parts."
"My name is Ness, and this here is Kirby. We have a message for a certain Mr. Kenobi. We were wondering if you could tell us where we might find him", explained Ness. Kirby nodded and showed Mario the piece of paper that he was holding. Mario glanced at the paper and then back at Ness.
"No", sighed Mario, "I'm afraid that I can't help you there. But maybe the landlord knows. Come in and I will go ask him for you." They followed Mario through the house and into the backyard where the odd man who had answered the door was standing, fixing a hovercraft. Mario started talking to him pointing towards Ness and Kirby who were standing some distance away. Finally Mario returned to them and said, "Well he said that the name had a familiar ring to it and that we might want to check around the village so long as I'm back before 11 o'clock when the doors are locked. So let's go now."
He led them into his speeder and drove off towards the nearest house to check for this mysterious "Mr. Kenobi". Three hours later they had scanned the whole village and no one seemed to know of anyone by this name. As Mario, Ness, and Kirby left the last house, with all hopes squashed, they heard a rustle in the bushes. As Mario leaned closer to investigate a bearded man wearing a black sweatshirt jumped out and took Mario's wallet.
"Hey", screamed Mario at the hooded man who was running away, "Come back here." Just then another hooded man jumped down from a nearby cliff and knocked down the mugger. He took back Mario's wallet as the mugger ran for his life. The hooded man walked over and returned the wallet to Mario.
"Thank You", murmured Mario, "B-But who are you?" He stared at the mysterious figure whose hood shadowed his face. As he got no response he finally said, "Will you not tell me your name? Do you come from around here in this village, and if so, do you know a man known as Mr. Kenobi?"
"Yes I come from this village and I am surprised that you have heard of Mr. Kenobi. The villagers around here do not know me by that name. They know me only by my first name, but my last name is Kenobi, yes." He removed his hood as he added, "But you may refer to me as Toad Kenobi, or Toad for short." He stood there and smiled at Mario. "But why do you search for me?"
Kirby pulled on the end of Toad's cloak, trying to get his attention. "Excuse me sir", piped in Ness, "But my friend here has a message for you." Kirby handed the blueprints to Toad, who then looked them over. He looked over the blueprints with interest as he sat on a rock, and then read the message on the back.
"Let us go back to your house", said Toad to Mario. "There is much that needs to be done but I cannot explain now." He, Mario, Kirby, and Ness squeezed into Mario's speeder and headed back towards Mario's house. As the speeder pulled to a stop in front of the house they realized that it was burnt and ransacked. Mario hopped out and ran up to the front door where he found the bodies of the landlord and his wife. "I was afraid of this", sighed Toad, surveying the damage.
"Noooo!!!", cried Mario, "Why did this happen? It must have been that dreaded Goomba clan. Those damn creatures are nothing but animals." He sat down on the front of his speeder wiping tears from his eyes.
"This is not the work of Goombas", replied Toad, "They would not be big enough nor strong enough to destroy the house like this. Besides, the Goomba's would not be able to pull off an attack this organized. They would leave scattered footprints and signs of their attack. The only people that I know of that would be able to pull this off are the Koopas!"
"But Koopas are troops of the Imperial army", Mario pointed out. "Why would the Villains plan an attack on my house?" As it suddenly dawned on him he looked over at Ness and Kirby who were standing there silently. "Wait a minute…I bet that this has something to do with those blasted blueprints that you two were carrying. It does, doesn't it?" Ness looked the other way and Kirby stood there kicking the dirt on the ground.
"Do not blame them", said Toad. "It is not their fault that this has happened. This struggle has been fated to happen for a long time. You see, back in the peaceful days before the Villain Empire, there existed a clan known simply as the Superstars. They protected the citizens of Nintendo Land and kept the peace. But there was one Superstar, by the name of Mr. Game & Watch, who was jealous that he didn't get as much attention as the other Nintendo stars. So he betrayed the Superstars and secretly worked together with the Villains. The Villains, along with Mr. Game & Watch, attacked the secret Superstar base. The Superstars were caught off guard and nearly all of them perished or were taken as P.O.W.'s. And although Mr. Game & Watch himself was killed in battle by one of the Superstars, his evil deeds could not be undone. I was one of the few Superstars who were able to escape. And now the Princess Peach, who is a great asset to the rebel cause, has been taken hostage. Together we must rescue her. Come with me into your speeder. The four of us must head to the land of Hyrule, where our journey will truly begin…"
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As the troops ran by, Princess Peach looked around in desperation. She had to hide the blueprints somewhere that the Villains would not be able to find them. She ran into the storage room where she saw Kirby and Ness running around in terror. She hustled over to Kirby and muttered, "Here. Take this and get out of here through the escape pod. Make sure that Mr. Kenobi receives these papers. Good Luck and may we meet again." And with that she hustled out of the room and hid in the rebel troop's compartment.
Ness looked down at Kirby who was standing there silently holding the piece of paper. "Well don't you think that we should do as she says?", Ness asked Kirby. Kirby nodded and he and Ness ran into the nearest escape pod as they went tumbling out into space. Through they window they watched as the Arwing landed on the nearby planet with Koopa Ships right on its tail. "I wonder if we'll ever see them again?", wondered Ness aloud.
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The ship landed on the dessert planet as Fox and his crew rushed out to meet the Koopas in combat. The two armies fired at each other as Koopas and rebels fell to the floor amidst the laser blasts. Suddenly, just as it seemed that the rebels might have stood a chance, another ship, much larger than the rest, landed on the planet. Out of the ship stepped the mighty Villain Empire ally, Darth Wario.
"It's Darth Wario", screamed Fox. "We don't stand a chance. Scatter!!!!" Everyone ran in one direction or the other as Darth Wario boarded the abandoned Arwing. He searched the ship until he finally found Princess Peach crouched down in the troop's compartment.
"So, you thought that you could hide from me?", laughed Darth Wario through his heavy breathing. "Well you should have known that you would fail, and now you are coming with me." He laughed evilly once more through his heavy and rather noisy and irritating breathing.
"Are you feeling okay?", asked Peach with a quizzical look on her face, "You're breathing awfully strangely."
"Oh… Yes, yes…I'm quite fine" responded Wario, clearing his throat. "You see it's just this awful cold that I have. It's making it very hard for me to breathe, especially on this planet with such low oxygen. But the Dayquil should be kicking in any minute now. Ah yes, there we go, much better now. Anyway, as I was saying, you are coming with me." He and two Koopa's marched her out at gunpoint and led her to Wario's ship. As the ship departed, so did all of the Koopas.
"Should we follow the ship", asked one of the rebel troops, as Captain McCloud and the survivors boarded one of the empty Koopa ships and took off.
"No", responded Fox, "We're lucky enough that we've survived this long. We'll never be able to follow them without being destroyed. We must return to base and perhaps from there we can figure out how to rescue the Princess…"
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"Well that was certainly not a comfortable trip", complained Ness as he and Kirby stepped out of the escape pod. Kirby nodded in agreement as he surveyed the land. It seemed to be a village of some sort. But the houses were miles apart like the farming villages of old. He looked up at Ness and pointed to the nearest hut as he went hustling towards it with Ness trying to keep up. Kirby ran up and knocked on the door as the owner of the house ran to answer the door.
"Yes", said the man who answered the door, "Who is it?" Kirby and Ness stared up at the odd man who stared at them right back. Finally the silence was broken by the odd man who yelled, "Mario, c'mere. There's a couple of weirdoes at the door. Do something with them. I've got work to do." He turned around and walked back through the door into his house.
Suddenly a short man with a red cap and shirt, blue suspenders, and a funny black mustache answered the door. "Don't mind him", said Mario through his Italian accent, "He's just the landlord and he's in a very cranky mood. But what brings you here anyway? We don't get many visitors in these parts."
"My name is Ness, and this here is Kirby. We have a message for a certain Mr. Kenobi. We were wondering if you could tell us where we might find him", explained Ness. Kirby nodded and showed Mario the piece of paper that he was holding. Mario glanced at the paper and then back at Ness.
"No", sighed Mario, "I'm afraid that I can't help you there. But maybe the landlord knows. Come in and I will go ask him for you." They followed Mario through the house and into the backyard where the odd man who had answered the door was standing, fixing a hovercraft. Mario started talking to him pointing towards Ness and Kirby who were standing some distance away. Finally Mario returned to them and said, "Well he said that the name had a familiar ring to it and that we might want to check around the village so long as I'm back before 11 o'clock when the doors are locked. So let's go now."
He led them into his speeder and drove off towards the nearest house to check for this mysterious "Mr. Kenobi". Three hours later they had scanned the whole village and no one seemed to know of anyone by this name. As Mario, Ness, and Kirby left the last house, with all hopes squashed, they heard a rustle in the bushes. As Mario leaned closer to investigate a bearded man wearing a black sweatshirt jumped out and took Mario's wallet.
"Hey", screamed Mario at the hooded man who was running away, "Come back here." Just then another hooded man jumped down from a nearby cliff and knocked down the mugger. He took back Mario's wallet as the mugger ran for his life. The hooded man walked over and returned the wallet to Mario.
"Thank You", murmured Mario, "B-But who are you?" He stared at the mysterious figure whose hood shadowed his face. As he got no response he finally said, "Will you not tell me your name? Do you come from around here in this village, and if so, do you know a man known as Mr. Kenobi?"
"Yes I come from this village and I am surprised that you have heard of Mr. Kenobi. The villagers around here do not know me by that name. They know me only by my first name, but my last name is Kenobi, yes." He removed his hood as he added, "But you may refer to me as Toad Kenobi, or Toad for short." He stood there and smiled at Mario. "But why do you search for me?"
Kirby pulled on the end of Toad's cloak, trying to get his attention. "Excuse me sir", piped in Ness, "But my friend here has a message for you." Kirby handed the blueprints to Toad, who then looked them over. He looked over the blueprints with interest as he sat on a rock, and then read the message on the back.
"Let us go back to your house", said Toad to Mario. "There is much that needs to be done but I cannot explain now." He, Mario, Kirby, and Ness squeezed into Mario's speeder and headed back towards Mario's house. As the speeder pulled to a stop in front of the house they realized that it was burnt and ransacked. Mario hopped out and ran up to the front door where he found the bodies of the landlord and his wife. "I was afraid of this", sighed Toad, surveying the damage.
"Noooo!!!", cried Mario, "Why did this happen? It must have been that dreaded Goomba clan. Those damn creatures are nothing but animals." He sat down on the front of his speeder wiping tears from his eyes.
"This is not the work of Goombas", replied Toad, "They would not be big enough nor strong enough to destroy the house like this. Besides, the Goomba's would not be able to pull off an attack this organized. They would leave scattered footprints and signs of their attack. The only people that I know of that would be able to pull this off are the Koopas!"
"But Koopas are troops of the Imperial army", Mario pointed out. "Why would the Villains plan an attack on my house?" As it suddenly dawned on him he looked over at Ness and Kirby who were standing there silently. "Wait a minute…I bet that this has something to do with those blasted blueprints that you two were carrying. It does, doesn't it?" Ness looked the other way and Kirby stood there kicking the dirt on the ground.
"Do not blame them", said Toad. "It is not their fault that this has happened. This struggle has been fated to happen for a long time. You see, back in the peaceful days before the Villain Empire, there existed a clan known simply as the Superstars. They protected the citizens of Nintendo Land and kept the peace. But there was one Superstar, by the name of Mr. Game & Watch, who was jealous that he didn't get as much attention as the other Nintendo stars. So he betrayed the Superstars and secretly worked together with the Villains. The Villains, along with Mr. Game & Watch, attacked the secret Superstar base. The Superstars were caught off guard and nearly all of them perished or were taken as P.O.W.'s. And although Mr. Game & Watch himself was killed in battle by one of the Superstars, his evil deeds could not be undone. I was one of the few Superstars who were able to escape. And now the Princess Peach, who is a great asset to the rebel cause, has been taken hostage. Together we must rescue her. Come with me into your speeder. The four of us must head to the land of Hyrule, where our journey will truly begin…"
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